Tool-holding device



Dec. 15, 1925- N. E. GANDRAU TOOL HOLDING DEVICE Filed April 20, 1925 llllil'll IIIIIIIII II l I I INVENTOR. NOEL. E .AlvoeAu BY W ATTORNEYS. I

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UNITE sra NOEL E. GANDRAU, OF WATTS, CALIFORNIA.

'IOOLHOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed April 20, 1925. Serial No. 24,709.

To all whom 2'2 may concern:

Be it known that I, NOEL 'E. GANDRAU, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Watts, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Holdin'g Devices, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to and has for its purpose the provision of a device adapted to the pocket of a garment for releasably securing therein tools of various kinds such as rulers, pliers and the like in such manner that the accidental removal of the tools from the pocket while working is prevented, yet the ready manual removal thereof is permitted.

it is also a purpose of my invention to rovide a tool holding device of the above described character which, in construction, is extremely simple and inexpensive yet strong and durable, and capable of effectively securing a tool therein without marring or in any way disfiguring the graduations on the surfaces on a ruler.

I will describe only two forms of tool holding devices embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a view showing in vertical section one form of tool holding device em-- bodying my invention in applied position to a pocket and with a ruler inserted therein.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the ruler removed from the device.

Figure 3 is a view showing the device in front elevation.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken 'on the line H of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing another form of tool holding de vice embodying my invention.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of the device shown in Figure 5 taken at right angles to the latter and with the ruler removed therefrom.

Similar reference characters refer to simi lar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically t0 the drawings, and particularly to Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, my invention in its present embodiment comcasing S of rectangular form in cross section and constructed from a single sheet of metal or other suitable ma terial bent in the form of a rectangle with the ends of the sheet in overlapped relation as indicated at 15 in Figure l and secured in such relation by means of rivets 16 or other suitable fastening members. In the 59 formation of the sleeve the upper end is slightly flared outwardly as indicated at 17 to facilitate the insertion of a tool into the sleeve.

As clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 the sleeve S is provided interiorly with a pair of tool gripping members 18 which in the present instance are in the form of leaf springs having their upper ends bent to provide hooks 19 which embrace the upper edges of the sleeve and are secured thereto b" means of rivets 20. From the hooked ends 19, the gripping members extend downwardly and to converging relation to each other with their lower free ends bent to an angle with respect to the remainder of the members as indicated at 21 so that normally they are disposed in contact with. each other as illustrated in Figure lVith the gripping members constructed in this manner, a ruler 22 or other form of tool when inserted downwardly into the sleeve moves between the converging portions of the gripping members thus operating as a wedge against the side walls of the sleeve, and upon continued movement to engage the bent portions 21 so that when released the gripping members will operate to effectively secure the ruler "ithin the sleeve against accidental displacement. It will of course, be understood that by pulling the ruler upwardly or downward ly the friction set up by the gripping members can be overcome to permit the removal of the ruler from the sleeve.

The sleeve is adapted to be secured within the pocket of a garment through the medium of a resilient attaching member in the form of a leaf spring 28 secured at its upper end to the sleeve and bent outwardly from the sleeve adjacent its point of connection as indicated at 2A in order that the member may accommodate between the sleeve and the member a plate 25 riveted to "the member and provided at its upper edge with spurs 26. The rivets indicated at 27 for securing the plate to the spring 23 project from the inner side of the plate to co-operate with the spurs 26 in retaining the sleeve within the pocket. As clearly shown in Figure 2, the material 28 forming the outer wall of the pocket is inserted between the sleeve and the attaching member by flexing the leaf spring outwardly as will be understood. Upon the release of the spring the plate 26 is urged toward the sleeve so as to cause the spurs and rivets to bite into the material. and thus securely hold the entire device within the pocket. It will therefore be understood that V3,? v1" .p o T 1 r listening now to iiiguiet o and o, l nave here shown another 1 cons ructed in the same eeve S and provided with a or securing the ithin the sleeve a. pair of gripping members 18 in the form. of leaf springs and construct ed and attached to the sleeve in the same manner as the grippii members 18 but attached to the end walls of the sleeve instead of the side walls so as to accomn'iodate there l'ietween a ruler 29. By arranging the gripping members 18 within the sleeve in this manner the ruler is engaged at its edges by the gripping members as shown in Figure 5 and not at its sides so that the possibility is prevented of marring the graduations on the sides of the ruler.

Although I have herein shown and described only two forms of tool holding device embodying my invention, it is to be under stood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A tool holding device comprising a sleeve, :1 pair of resilient gripping members within the sleeve, and an attaching plate secured with said members to the sleeve by which the latter is attached to the outer wall of a pocket.

2. A tool holding device comprising a sleeve of rectangular form in cross section, a pair of resilient members secured within the sleeve so as to extend from the inner side walls thereof and to co-operate in releasably securin a tool within a sleeve a s )rin leaf attached at one end to said device by which the sleeve can be attached to a pocket,

and a plate secured to said leaf and provided on its upper edge with spurs.

l. I. tool holding device comprising a c e of rectangular form in cross section, of resilient members secured within eve so as to extend from the inner valls thereof and to co-operate in releassecuring a tool within a sleeve, and an hin nber comprising a leaf spring thin the sleeve, a plate secured to and provided with spurs.

iding device comprising a ilar form in cross section i springs having their upper bent to embrace the upper ec ges of the we, said springs adapted to be secured "a the sleeve so as to extend from the inner e walls thereof, a inember arranged for itachnient to the outer side of the sleeve, l means for co-jointly securing the leaf and attaching" members to said tool holding device comprising a a pair of leaf springs having thelr the sleeve and extending downwardly .iin the sleeve and in converging relation to each other with their lower ends disposed at an angle with respect to the converging portions so as to normally contact with each other, and an attaching member secured c0- jointly with said leaf spring to the sleeve for the purpose described.

6. A tool holding device comprising a sleeve, a pair of leaf springs having their upper ends hooked to embrace the upper end of the sleeve and extending downwardly within the sleeve and in converging relation to each other with their lower ends disposed at an angle with respect to the converging portions so as to normally contact with each other, and an attaching member comprising a leaf spring ecured to the sleeve, rivets extending through the leaf spring.v a plate secured to the leaf spring by said rivets so that the rivets project beyond the plate, and spurs on said plate.

7. A tool holding device comprising a sleeve of rectangular form in cross section, a pair of leaf springs secured to the sleeve so to extend inwardly from the edge walls of the sleeve to slidably engage the edge of a tool inserted therein, a leaf spring secured to the sleeve, and a plate connected to the leaf spring and formed with spurs adapted for engagement with the wall of a pocket for holding the device therein.

NOEL E. GANDRAU.

s hooked to embrace the upper end- 

